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Elapidae (/əˈlæpədiː/,
commonly known as
elapids /ˈɛləpədz/;
Ancient Gr****: ἔλλοψ éllops "sea-fish") is a
family of
snakes characterized by
their permanently...
- dorsally. The
skulls do not
differ significantly from
those of
terrestrial elapids,
although their dentition is
relatively primitive with
short fangs and...
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krait was more
similar to the
Australian elapids,
Laticauda and true sea
snakes than they were to
numerous elapids they were
compared to. A 2016 genetic...
- vary even
between specimens of the same species. This is
unlike related elapids, such as
those species belonging to
Dendroaspis (mambas) and
Bungarus (kraits)...
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prevalence increased dramatically with the
first appearances of
vipers and
elapids in
North America and the
significant diversification of
Colubridae (including...
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proteroglyphous elapids, even of the
smallest and gentlest, such as the
coral snakes, is, so far as known,
deadly to humans. However, some
mildly venomous elapids remain...
- is an
evolutionary precursor to the larger,
frontal fangs of
vipers and
elapids.
These grooved fangs tend to be
sharpest on the
anterior and posterior...
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aquatic habitats, with sea
kraits diverging earlier from
other Australasian elapids. Thus, sea
kraits and sea
snakes are an
example of
convergent evolution...
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partially cytotoxic, and is less
viscous than that of
other African elapids. When
confronting a human, it
generally aims its
venom at the face. If...
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death adders eat
small mammals and
birds as a
primary diet.
Unlike other elapids, a
common death adder lies in wait for its prey (often for many days) until...
